- Assist lawyers with case preparation including but not limited to:
- Collate documents for briefs/instructions to counsel and to experts
- Draft letters (even if small covering letters)
- Proof reading reports
- Conduct legal research or procedural/court research
- Telephone court registries, to other side, counsel or third parties involved in matters
- Draft court documents (Statements of claim, affidavits, concerns notice)
- Attend court hearings to take notes
- Appear in court for small matters (subpoena lists)
- Review discovered documents, exhibits or other evidence and prepare chronologies
- Review and summarise subpoena material and evidence in proceedings
- Transcribe interviews or videos for defamation matters (if applicable)
- Fill documents online, collate digital briefs and Sharefile links (once approved by lawyers)
- Cross referencing, searching for cases in support of submissions or referred to in submissions
- Prepare mediation bundles, collating documents for court books or trials
- Discovery tasks
- Perform ASIC searches, company searches and property searches
- Create indexes of important documents, brief to counsel or discovered documents
- Co-ordinate work activities
- Prioritise tasks/multi-task
- Carry out duties and meet deadlines in accordance with instructions
- Communicate effectively in a business environment
- Represent Kennedys to a high standard at all times.
Paralegal - Brisbane, Australia - Kennedys
Description
Kennedys is looking for available students studying their LLB or JD in their third year or above to work 2-3 days a week as a Paralegal. This provides a fantastic opportunity to experience working in a fast-paced law firm specialising in dispute resolution and advisory services across a number of areas including financial lines, general liability, coverage and marine insurance matters.
The successful Paralegal will assist lawyers in case preparation, drafting correspondence, conducting legal research and providing general proactive assistance to a team of lawyers as and when required. Attendance at court for note taking will also be required.
Team
Kennedys has operated in Australia since 2006. We handle contentious and non-contentious matters for many industries, and provide claim and coverage advice to insurers and insureds for all lines of business across the globe, with over 2,500 people worldwide and around 190 in Australia.
Key responsibilities
Required experience
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to:
Please let us know if you require any additional support or adjustments to be made in order to submit your application to Kennedys.
About Kennedys
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,500 people worldwide across 45 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.
Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.
We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.
What do we have to offer?
We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.
Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.
The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.
We strive to celebrate empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.
Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.